Tag Archives: Strategic alignment

This page is the hub to the ongoing Beyond CIO series in Forbes The most talented IT executives are advancing beyond CIO to take on the very top leadership positions of companies. In this new series, Peter High profiles examples of this promising trend for current IT leaders.

In this interview, Nick Colisto, CIO of Xylem, discusses World Class IT Principle Four, IT & Business Partnerships and World Class IT Principle Five, External Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include:

Xylem’s transformative journey into a digital business

The advantages of evolving from individual systems to platforms

Xylem’s Integrated System IT platform that enables customer engagement, operating efficiency, and growth

Utilizing technology platforms to serve overall business priorities

Xylem’s Five Star Model

Methods for gaining insights from within and outside of the organization

Xylem’s five strategic priorities

The evolving organizational structure of IT

Eyes on the trends: IoT for the front office, Iot for the back office, managed services

In this interview, Keith Collins, CIO of SAS Institute, discusses World Class IT Principle Two, Infrastructure and World Class IT Principle Four, IT and Business Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include:

• Orienting IT towards value • Differentiating IT within a company whose business is technology • The transformation and evolution taking place in the data analytics space • Perspectives on the cloud first strategy • Being “Customer Zero” • Internal and external security concerns • Eye on the trends: sensor-enabled IoT; the continued use of data to provide a holistic view in order to improve companies’ forecasts and decision-making

Roger Gurnani, Chief Information and Technology Architect of Verizon Communications Peter High interviews Roger Gurnani, Chief Information and Technology Architect of Verizon. They discuss his unique role and title, how Verizon is uniquely able to understand the future of the Internet of Things, and future strategic objectives of the organization , as well as a variety of other topics.

Bob Fecteau, CIO of SAIC Peter High interviews the CIO of one of the largest IT services organizations in the country. They discuss how SAIC has been able to continue to provide excellent customer service to its clients, and how he led as a CIO during his preliminary time as CIO

Ananthan Thandri, CIO of Mentor Graphics, talks about his role as Chief Information Officer Peter High, President of Metis Strategy, speaks with Ananthan Thnandri about how he converted the IT organization into an engine of innovation, and how his team engages customers, among other topics.